• Provide important personal and emotional support.
• Rewarding role that has a lasting positive impact on our residents' lives.
• Join an organisation that truly makes a difference.

Personal Care Workers

Churches of Christ, Kolan Gardens Aged Care Service, Gin Gin 

Casual Opportunities 

Imagine a career with Churches of Christ 

Our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all. Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career.   

We also offer: 

• Support your work/life balance with this casual role; 
• Supportive and fun team environment; 
• Opportunities for professional development; 
• Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study; 
• Employee discount program through our large network or retail partners (Bupa Health, Medibank, JB HI-FI etc); 
• A career where you can make a huge difference in the quality of life for our residents. 

Established in 1930, We are one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.  

Active in the areas of children, youth and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services. We provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year. 

Highlighting the importance of this role 

We currently have an exciting opportunity for Qualified Personal Care Workers to join our team at Kolan Gardens Aged Care Service on a Casual basis. Located 50km South West of Bundaberg, our 22-bed service is situated in the quiet country town of Gin Gin. 

In this role you will be responsible for providing direct care to residents and assisting them in daily living activities that meet their individual physical, spiritual, social and cultural needs. Your availability will require you to work a mixture of mornings, afternoons, nights and overnights, including weekends. 

During your varied day you will: 

• Provide personal care and physical and emotional support to residents who require assistance with daily living; 
• Participate in the development and review of resident/client care plans; complete charting and report any observed changes to resident health to the Registered Nurse/Enrolled Nurse; 
• Maintain the personal dignity and privacy of all residents, their representatives and staff, and ensure that all interaction with residents and their representatives are treated confidentially; 
• Support and assist in the provision of a comfortable, safe and secure environment; 
• Undertake and complete tasks as delegated by Registered/Enrolled Nurse. 

What you can bring to the team 

You have a compassionate nature and love being around and caring for seniors. You will enjoy taking time to build relationships with our residents and taking time to get to know them in order to provide the best possible care.  You are a positive individual who works well with others and are happy to support your fellow team members. 

Your experience and qualifications for this role will include: 

• Certificate III or Individual Support; 
• Completion of HLTHPS006 - Assist clients with medication, will be highly regarded; 
• Aged Care experience; 
• Willingness to work a variety of shifts, predominantly night shifts.  
• Current National Police and NDIS Screening or the ability to obtain. 

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety. 

To apply 

To apply for this position please click the Apply button. For further information, please contact Maree Fort on 07 4157 3744. 

We actively encourage and invite applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all our positions. 

Applications will be assessed as they are received.